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The Apollo 11 mission is one of the most iconic moments in human history, but did you know there’s a lesser-known story ...
Apollo 10 got within nine miles of the moon's surface. The crew took pictures and gathered information about the landing sites for Apollo 11. This mission began on May 18, 1969 and ended on May 26.
Cosmic celebrations all around as the July Full Buck Moon coincides with the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Apollo 11 Moon landing: A brief timeline from 1961 to 1969. Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Here is a brief timeline of events that lead to the historic moment, from President ...
Seven months later, when Apollo 11, with Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin aboard, entered orbit around the Moon on July 19, 1969, there was a Soviet spaceship there to meet them.
USA TODAY first published this story in July 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. July 20, 2020, marks 51 years since the moon landing.
New book by Douglas Brinkley explores "American Moonshot" 50 years after Apollo 11 06:53. The Cold War space race began with the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite.
The Apollo 11 anniversary prompted the Planetary Society to reassess how much the world's first moon program ultimately cost. Figuring out the true cost of Apollo mission.
Mr. Collins is often the forgotten astronaut on Apollo 11, the one who remained in orbit, 60 miles above the moon in the Apollo command module, waiting for his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...
Apollo 11 carried the first geological samples from the moon back to Earth. In total, Armstrong and Aldrin collected 48.5 lbs. (22 kilograms) of material from the moon, ...
The documentary, “Apollo 11,” produced in partnership with CNN Films, uses rare and never-before-seen footage to give a more detailed view of the mission and expand what most people know about ...
Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:32 a.m. Eastern time on July 16, 1969. While in flight, the crew made two televised broadcasts from the interior of the ship, ...